Afternoon Tea

I was the smartest one there - not!

Selection of mousses
Let them eat cake

The Grand Hyatt

I enjoyed this so mush that I felt that it deserved its very own blog post and a few extra photos. I spent the afternoon taking afternoon tea at the Grand Hyatt - if you are a little bit hungry you may want to go and grab yourself a slice of cake before you proceed.

The setting was grand - the first floor of the Hyatt over looking the bay and the buildings on Hong Kong Island, and a man at the grand piano tinkling the ivories before a very well presented buffet afternoon tea - a fine selection of sweet and savoury. I started with a few sandwiches and a little light salad, next came a refreshing plate of fruit to clean the palate - fresh and juicy pineapple, kiwi, melon, orange and a white fleshy fruit with little black seeds (not sure what it is called). No afternoon tea is complete without scones and jam and the biggest dollop of clotted cream you have ever seen - well I could help myself! Next came a little dim sum, noodles, sausage rolls and egg custard with caviar (which I did not like - either the egg custard or the caviar). Next a plate of all the chocolate desserts on offer - and there were quite a few - followed by ice cream, whcih I am sure was haagen daz, and just for good measure another dollop of clotted cream on top. A few heavenly macaroons and then a final plate of slightly less rich but just as delectable fruity cakes - like a mouth watering, melt in your mouth, mango bavarian mousse - oh so nice. And for those that are wondering, yes I did wash it down with tea - a new thing for me - I am okay when the tea is just poured and if there is a lot of water to add but I am still against the taste once the tea has steeped too long - I even have picked up the terminology!!! I was so full that I decided to skip the two MTR stops back to my hotel area and I walked along the front to try and walk off a few of the pounds I had clearly just devoured. A must for anyone visiting Hong Kong!